Complete 3 page APA formatted essay: Anwser 3 Questions and Write a Paper in 9-Step Template style format after reading an excerpt from William Burroughs writing Na.Download file to see previous pages

Complete 3 page APA formatted essay: Anwser 3 Questions and Write a Paper in 9-Step Template style format after reading an excerpt from William Burroughs writing Na.

The first question is whether the work has value in the literary sense. The second question is the key theme of the work. The third question is whether Burroughs is a simple drug addict and a criminal or an anti-hero of the hipster kind. The paper asserts that far from being trivial, the consensus from the literature is that Naked Lunch is an important and vital literary work, and that Burroughs, though he is also a drug addict, is not simply just that, because of the great beauty of the writing and the obvious intensity and passion that he put into the writing of the work. He is a true anti-hero because of the beautiful and unflinching way in which he looked at himself and the world in which he operated as an addict, and in so doing was able to provide the world with a work of art that is arguably as relevant in modern contexts as it was at the time of the writing of the piece (Burroughs. Woodard. McCarthy. Variety Staff). II. Discussion The answer to the first question is that to say that the work of Burroughs has literary value is a massive understatement and a disservice to both the passion that went to the writing, the talent that is obvious and massive and evident in every page of the work, and the critical acclaim and passionate reaction for and against the work through time. Testament to this is that, on the 50th year of its printing, it has been widely covered and received in major publications and reputable organizations all over the western world, with the appreciation for it growing by the year. Proof of this too is that even during its time, it was hailed as a kind of counterculture masterpiece and was respectfully and critically reviewed by major publications such as the New York Times. It is hailed as being timeless and relevant to every age, and exceeding the timeliness of the works of other Beat writers like Ginsberg, who arguably spoke to an older generation. Even in its time too, its literary value was recognized as evident in the originality of its treatment of a controversial topic. “The literary notion of time as simultaneous, a montage, is not original with Burroughs. what is original is the scientific bent he gives it and a view of the world that combines biochemistry, anthropology, and politics” (Woodard. McCarthy. Burroughs). The answer to the second question, on the theme of the work, is that of the factual representation of the world of the drug addict and the drug pusher. This factual representation is also the form that the art takes. In its factual depiction lies its beauty and its place as a work of art. It is subjective, to be sure, but this is the only way that the world of the drug addict could be represented, from the inside looking out, and not as in the case of clinicians and law enforcers from the outside looking in. The naturalness of the narrative reinforces this theme of the factual, amoral depiction of what is considered a fringe undertaking by marginalized people in American society. The text stands out for having no other message other than the narrative taken for its own sake. “And our habits build up with the drag, like cocaine will build you up staying ahead of the C bring-down” (Burroughs. McCarthy).